Estimation of intraepidermal fiber density by the detection rate of nociceptive laser stimuli in normal and pathological conditions

Neurophysiologie Clinique

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 281-291

  Mouraux, A ^a   Rage M ^a   Bragard, D ^b   Plaghki, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Institut Parnasse   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CO2 laser stimulation; Intraepidermal nerve fiber; Pain threshold; Small fiber neuropathy; Stimulus surface area

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTA NERVE FIBER; DENERVATION; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; INTRAEPIDERMAL NERVE FIBER DENSITY; NERVE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER C; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN BIOPSY; SMALL FIBER NEUROPATHY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TACTILE STIMULATION;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; LASERS; NERVE FIBERS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; SKIN;

EID: 84867132519     PISSN: 09877053     EISSN: 17697131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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